On writing about illness in Kuwait. A discussion with Shahd Al Shammari by Marion Breteau

“…It can also become a “politics of love” when expressing pain and anger is less important than raising awareness and inviting to solidarity through writing and teaching. …”
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THE ROLE OF N. I. VAVILOV AND VIR’S SCIENTISTS IN DESERT RECLAMATION by N. I. Dzyubenko, A. A. Kochegina

“…They were the first in the world to suggest using phytomelioration by psammophytes of moving sands, conducted successful experiments in the introduction of black saxaul, calligonum and sandy acacia into cultivation and discovered the wet condensation subsurface horizon creating reserves of moisture in the sand dunes. In 1932, when the Bureau of Deserts was founded, its coordination plan served as the foundation for the deployment of investigations throughout sands of Russia and Central Asian Republics. …”
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Experimental Investigation on Shear Strength between Ultra-High-Performance Concrete and Normal Concrete Substrates by Xinghong Jiang, Hengxiang Song, Ke Li, Jing Qiang, Jing Tian

“…The shear strength of the prefabricated UHPC-post-poured NC interface is slightly affected by the interface agent and postpoured concrete grade and increases linearly with the increase in the number of keyways. When the number of keyways is equivalent to the roughness index, the relationship between the shear strength and the roughness is as follows: fs=1.664+3.030Rz. …”
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Expression profile of FGF23, alpha klotho, microRNA-126, and wnt signaling pathway gene polymorphism in patients with acute or chronic kidney diseases: relation to dialysis require... by Mohammed H. Hassan, Tahia H. Saleem, Ahmed Alamir Mahmoud Abdallah, Marwa Abdelhady, Doha Abd-Elraheem Salama, Abdelrahman A. Elsaied, Abdallah Elaiw Mohammed, Abdelkader Ahmed Hashim

“…Patients with AKI and CKD had significantly lower median αKlotho levels than controls (P < 0.001). When CKD patients were compared to controls and AKI patients, the expression levels of miR-126 were significantly greater, while significantly lower in AKI patients compared to controls, (P < 0.05). …”
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Electroacupuncture at Quchi and Zusanli Enhances the Proliferation of Cortex and SVZ-derived Neural Stem Cell in Cerebral Ischemia-Reperfusion Injured Rats Via Activation of Notch1... by Jing TAO, Weilin LIU, Jia HUANG, Xiehua XUE, Shanli YANG, Yi ZHENG, Yunjiao LIN, Xiaoqian YE, Meiqin LIN, Lidian CHEN

“…The expressions of proteins associated with Notch1 signaling pathway were detected by Western Blotting.Results:①The neurological deficit scores and infarct volume were reduced after EA at the Quchi and Zusanli acupints in ischemia-reperfusion injury rats (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05). ②Catwalk gait analysis showed that at the 3rd and 7th day after acupuncture therapy, the average speed increased and the duration decreased when the rats went through Catwalk channel (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05). ③The numbers of Ki-67, Nestin and Vimentin positive cells in ischemic surrounding cortex and ischemic SVZ region were increased after ischemia-reperfusion injury at 8th day in comparation with 4th day in the model group rats (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05 or <italic>P</italic>&lt;0.01). …”
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Is lean mass quantity or quality the determinant of maximal fat oxidation capacity? The potential mediating role of cardiorespiratory fitness by Edgardo Opazo-Díaz, Juan Corral-Pérez, Alejandro Pérez-Bey, Alberto Marín-Galindo, Adrián Montes-de-Oca-García, María Rebollo-Ramos, Daniel Velázquez-Díaz, Cristina Casals, Jesús-Gustavo Ponce-González

“…The first to determine MFO consisted of 3 min steps of 15W increments with a cadence of 60rpm. The test was stopped when RQ ≥ 1. After 5 min rest, a phase to detect VO2max began with steps of 15W/min until exhaustion. …”
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Sensory acceptability of buffalo meat compared to beef by Luis A. de la Cruz-Cruz, Cristian Larrondo-Cornejo, Patricia Roldán-Santiago, René Rodríguez-Florentino

“…Analysis of variance was conducted (PROC GLM; SAS®), considering the sensory characteristics as dependent variables and the types of meat as independent variables. When statistical differences were noticed, a multiple comparison Tukey test was utilized (p<0.05). …”
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IŠ KO KYLA ŽMOGAUS TEISĖS? by Evaldas Nekrašas

“…This empirical fact enables us to elide metaphysical and religious notions when discussing the reasons for respecting human rights. …”
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Evaluasi dan Redesign Website Pendidikan Tinggi dengan Menerapkan User Experience Lifecycle by M. Gilvy Langgawan Putra, Michael Renaldi, Sri Rahayu Natasia

“…As for the results gained on the research this time is, on the aspects of learnability increased 2x faster than the old ITK website, then on the efficiency aspect gained the percentage of users reached its goal in using the new ITK website 94.40%, then on the memorability aspect of the number of clicks decreased on the new ITK website when compared to the old web ITK, and on the aspect of the error that will happen to the new ITK Web site worth 1.61% of the probability.   …”
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Considérations ontogénétiques et phylogénétiques concernant l’origine de la parole by Louis-Jean Boë, Jean Granat, Jean-Louis Heim, Jean-Luc Schwartz, Pierre Badin, Guillaume Barbier, Guillaume Captier, Antoine Serrurier, Nicolas Kielwasser

“…In the present state of knowledge it is not possible to infer when our ancestors acquired the FacultyofSpeechandLanguageandSpeech: control of speech articulators, coordination between larynx and vocal tract, phonology, syntax, semantic and recursivity. …”
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Association between Axial Length to Corneal Curvature Radius Ratio and Myopia in Adult Patients by Yanyun Fan, Yikeng Huang, Xionggao Huang

“…Compared with 0.830 (95% confidence interval: 0.769 to 0.900) for AL, the area under ROC curve of AL/CR was 0.896 (95% confidence interval: 0.851 to 0.941), indicating that the diagnostic value of AL/CR for high myopia was higher than that of AL (P< 0.01). When the Youden index reached its maximum (0.626), the AL/CR cutoff point was 3.309, and the sensitivity and specificity were 0.954 and 0.672, respectively. …”
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Vitamin D binding protein genetic isoforms, serum vitamin D, and cancer risk in the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian (PLCO) Cancer Screening Trial. by Stephanie J Weinstein, Dominick Parisi, Alison M Mondul, Tracy M Layne, Jiaqi Huang, Rachael Z Stolzenberg-Solomon, Regina G Ziegler, Mark P Purdue, Wen-Yi Huang, Christian C Abnet, Neal D Freedman, Kai Yu, Demetrius Albanes

“…However, GC qualitatively modified the vitamin D-bladder cancer risk association: OR = 1.70 (95% CI 0.96-2.98) among those with the Gc1-1 isoform and 0.52 (0.28-0.96) among those with any Gc2 isoforms (p-interaction = 0.03). When modeled without regard for 25(OH)D, Gc isoforms were generally not associated with cancer risk, although melanoma risk was significantly lower among individuals with the "f" subtype of the Gc1-1 isoform, specifically HR = 0.83 (95% CI 0.70-0.98) for Gc1f-1s and 0.67 (0.45-1.00) for Gc1f-1f, compared to individuals with the Gc1s-Gc1s isoform. …”
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Perbandingan Tool Forensik Data Recovery Berbasis Android menggunakan Metode NIST by Imam Riadi, Sunardi Sunardi, Sahiruddin Sahiruddin

“…Abstract The development of smartphones not only has a positive impact but can have a negative impact when it is used to commit a crime. At present, there are many cases of elimination of evidence of the crime to eliminate traces of perpetrators. …”
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Relationship between the ideal and reality in civil service: retrospective approach towards ethical problems in the interwar Lithuanian Republic by Jolanta Palidauskaitė

“… The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between the ideal and reality in the First Lithuanian Republic when the foundations of contemporary Lithuanian civil service were laid down. …”
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Efficacy of Moringa oleifera Seed Husk as Adsorptive Agent for Trihalomethanes from a Water Treatment Plant in Southwestern, Nigeria by Aderonke Adetutu Okoya, Olasunkanmi Olalekan Olaiya, Abimbola Bankole Akinyele, Nnenneh Oruada Ochor

“…Trihalomethanes (THMs) are formed when excess chlorine during chlorination of water reacts with organic material in water. …”
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Evaluation and Influencing Factors of Urban Blue-Green Space Publicness in Changsha by Zhang Chen, Zhang Nan, Zhu Peijuan, Qin Shuqian, Zhang Yong

“…Second, respecting the spatial distribution characteristics and activity patterns of the public and optimize the functional organization of the UBGS and the surrounding environment. Third, when constructing urban ecosystems, road systems, greenway systems, and public service facility systems, the construction of the UBGS should be considered comprehensively, and the coupling relationship between the UBGS and other urban subsystems should be enhanced. …”
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Validation of formaldehyde products from three satellite retrievals (OMI SAO, OMPS-NPP SAO, and OMI BIRA) in the marine atmosphere with four seasons of Atmospheric Tomography Missi... by J. Liao, J. Liao, G. M. Wolfe, A. E. Kotsakis, A. E. Kotsakis, A. E. Kotsakis, J. M. Nicely, J. M. Nicely, J. M. St. Clair, J. M. St. Clair, T. F. Hanisco, G. González Abad, C. R. Nowlan, Z. Ayazpour, Z. Ayazpour, I. De Smedt, E. C. Apel, R. S. Hornbrook

“…This study informs us that the potential latitude-dependent biases in the retrievals<span id="page2"/> require further investigation for improvement and should be considered when using marine HCHO satellite data, and vertical profiles from in situ instruments are crucial for validating satellite retrievals.…”
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Eminescu – poezia naşterii şi a stingerii (elemente de antropogonie eminesciană) by Carmina Cojocaru

“…For Eminescu, these matters are triggered very timely, since the age of 15 when, in a posthumous version of the poem Din străinătate and then in Amicului F.I. he would ask himself: „Ce este omul? …”
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The crisis of the concept of society: historiosophical and sociological search by Irena Eglė Laumenskaitė

“…This challenge appears together with another one—the necessity of founding a democratic national state (consolidating the nation on the basis of common aims when the interest of community is destroyed by the negative experience of communist collectivity)—the present situation of European unification. …”
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A Novel Artificial Intelligence–Enhanced Digital Network for Prehospital Emergency Support: Community Intervention Study by Ji Hoon Kim, Min Joung Kim, Hyeon Chang Kim, Ha Yan Kim, Ji Min Sung, Hyuk-Jae Chang

“…Overall, the median transport time was 10 (IQR 7-14) minutes in the intervention group and 9 (IQR 6-13) minutes in the control group. When comparing the incidence of transport time outliers (>75%), which was the primary outcome of this study, the rate was higher in the intervention group in region 1, but significantly reduced in region 2, with the overall outlier rate being higher in the intervention group (27.5%-29.7%, P=.04). …”
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